Sustainable Civil Engineering Trends

Sustainable Civil Engineering Trends

In Our Common Future by The Brundtland Commission, the term ‘sustainable development’ was coined and defined as “the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”....
Baker Baynes Attends the 2017 Machine Tools Expo

Baker Baynes Attends the 2017 Machine Tools Expo

The first week of May saw Nasrec play host to this year’s Machine Tools Africa Expo. Pitching itself as the biggest exhibition of its kind in Africa, the event takes place every two years, and showcases everything that twists, turns, rotates, cuts, forms, bends, or...
Thermal imaging: a civil engineering revolution

Thermal imaging: a civil engineering revolution

As early as 1828, Thomas Tredgold defined the field of civil engineering in terms that still resonate today. “Civil engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use of convenience of man.” This can only be done with a solid...
How civil engineers use drone-mounted cameras

How civil engineers use drone-mounted cameras

Site inspections can be challenging tasks. With large areas to survey, and high structures to scale, it can be hard to gather a comprehensive view of a project. Fast, precise, cost-effective (relatively speaking), and able to access spaces few other things can reach,...

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